Hints for SUDOKU #9

Difficulty: Easy

Spoiler-safe hints for the SUDOKU puzzle of September 29, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

49 squares to fill. Work box by box: pick a number and see how many squares in the box it can still go in.

Hint 2

The easiest square on the board right now is row 5, column 5. Look at what its row, column and box already hold.

Hint 3

Row 5, column 5 is a 5.

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

3 2 6 | 9 7 5 | 1 4 8
5 7 8 | 6 1 4 | 2 3 9
1 9 4 | 8 2 3 | 7 5 6
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7 6 9 | 4 3 1 | 8 2 5
8 3 1 | 2 5 9 | 6 7 4
4 5 2 | 7 6 8 | 3 9 1
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6 1 5 | 3 4 2 | 9 8 7
9 4 3 | 1 8 7 | 5 6 2
2 8 7 | 5 9 6 | 4 1 3

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SUDOKU

The logic puzzle everyone knows: fill the grid so every row, every column and every 3×3 box holds 1 to 9 exactly once. One grid a day, gentle on Monday and hardest on Saturday, with pencil notes, undo and a check button whenever you want one.